Colonial Heights City Council · Nov 3, 2026
Betsy Gentry Luck
Candidate for City Council (incumbent)
Betsy Gentry Luck, the incumbent, is running for Colonial Heights City Council in the Nov 3, 2026 election; 5 candidates are running for 3 seats.
Voter registration and mail-ballot application deadline · Fri, Oct 23, 2026
Colonial Heights councilwoman first elected in 2000, with a 35-year career in education. Her statement lists seven years on the School Board and service on the Education Foundation, the Senior Citizen Advisory Board and the Chesterfield-Colonial Heights Social Services Board.
- Occupation (from candidate statement)
- Independent
Where Betsy Gentry Luck stands: positions on the record
Housing density1 sourced position
Voted no on the ordinances to rezone 82.7 acres at Mt Pleasant/Old Towne Creek from low density to high density residential (failed 1-6, November 2025).
Council voteColonial Heights City Council minutes, November 12, 2025 · Nov 12, 2025
City-owned property2 sourced positions
Voted yes on the ordinance authorizing the $3.3 million purchase of the Town Hall Center at 1500 Boulevard (passed 7-0, March 2026).
Council voteColonial Heights City Council special meeting minutes, March 24, 2026 · Mar 24, 2026
Voted yes on the resolution authorizing purchase of the Colonial Christian Church property at 295 Dunlop Farms Boulevard for future municipal purposes (passed 7-0, June 2026).
Council voteColonial Heights City Council minutes, June 9, 2026 · Jun 9, 2026
Real estate tax rate1 sourced position
Voted yes on the consent agenda that included the ordinance setting the real estate tax rate at $1.20 per $100 for 2027 and the ordinance adopting the fiscal 2027 General Fund budget (passed 7-0, June 2026).
Council voteColonial Heights City Council minutes, June 9, 2026 · Jun 9, 2026
City employee pay1 sourced position
Voted yes on the resolution approving a 4% salary increase for each full-time city employee as of July 1, 2026 (passed 7-0, June 2026).
Council voteColonial Heights City Council minutes, June 9, 2026 · Jun 9, 2026
Trash collection fee1 sourced position
Voted yes on the ordinance increasing the monthly charge for solid waste collection and for recyclables collection (passed 5-2, June 2026).
Council voteColonial Heights City Council minutes, June 9, 2026 · Jun 9, 2026
Recreational substance zoning1 sourced position
Voted yes on the ordinance amending zoning definitions and standards for recreational substances and recreational substances, retail (passed 6-1, May 2026).
Council voteColonial Heights City Council minutes, May 13, 2026 · May 13, 2026
Infrastructure1 sourced position
Names aging infrastructure within the city's limited land as one of its greatest challenges.
“One of our greatest challenges is maintaining and improving our aging infrastructure while working within the limited land available in our small, landlocked city.”
Own statementLeague of Women Voters VOTE411
Also running for City Council
- Jennifer M. Frazier
- John E. Piotrowski (incumbent)
- Randolph F. Thomas, Jr.
- John T. Wood (incumbent)
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